Trying to cheer up the chickens.

Trying to cheer up the chickens in this weather. A vain hope?

I think I've given it a good go.

Doesn't she look like a pony. :P

 The dogs aren't that impressed either. I'd been walking them in the rain for three hours straight. I walked them separately, as Trouble needed a much bigger walk than Niche could cope with today.
My water proof coat let the rain through and I was soaked to the skin. My trainers were full of water.

 I wish it would stop raining!! Please stop raining.

My black Friday shopping.

Chicken breakfast.

They need something to cheer them up in this nasty weather.

Dog walk. Trouble isn't necessarily to be trusted off the lead. She's getting better though. 

She walks pretty well on the lead now. :)

This is the chicken bedding to keep us going over Christmas. 

And last but not least. Sheep!

Insomnia.

I think with all that's happening in the world right now, and with the fact that I'm coming down with something,  I am struggling to sleep.
I am wiling away the dark hours going through a book of plants and planing out the front garden.
As the garden is really rather shaded I have so far decided upon:

Asplenium scolopendrium which is an evergreen harts tongue fern. height 70cm/ spread 60cm.

 not my picture.

Athyrium niponicum var. Pictum. Japanese painted fern. height 38 cm/spread 35cm.

 not my picture

Aquilegia canadensis. Columbine. height 90cm/spread 30cm.


not my picture.

Digitalis Purpurea. Foxglove. height 6 feet/spread 50cm.


not my picture.

If anyone can think of anything else that goes well with dry shade then do comment.

Proud.

Proud >_<

I grew a very large, perfect parsnip. :D

I've grown bigger parsnips, but they've always looked like sea monsters. This is the biggest parsnip I've ever grown that actually looked like a parsnip.

These are my two sebright chicks. One boy and one girl. I am selling them. If anyone wants to buy them feel free to comment.

Cold climate permaculture design and farming

This is Awesome. Someone do this with me?

As I sit here from my invalid bed.

Yes. I'm holed up at the minute with a badly sprained ankle with my foot up on pillows with the express orders, from the BF, not to do anything physically demanding. I get the feeling I'm going to be very bored and very frustrated for the next few days. I'm not the sort of person that enjoys sitting for long periods of time. :/ I have things to do. The dogs are going to be nuts. They didn't go for a walk yesterday and they probably won't get to go out tomorrow either. I'm holding out hope for Saturday though.
I slept very badly during the night. Possibly due to the pain in my ankle, possibly due to the nightmares. Perhaps they were linked?

The garden is looking past its best now due to the colder weather. The greenhouse needs clearing, the beds need weeding. The paths need  weed suppressant laying and wood chip going over the top.
I need to spread the compost onto the beds and clear out the compost heap area ready for next year. Sigh. Everything I need to do and I have to sit here with my leg up.